What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hydro-Tester Operator position at Vallourec North America?
Your Day-to-Day Impact
You’ll play a vital role in our (department) team by:
- Ensure proper pipe is on table
- Pressure pipe to API specification
- Complete downtime summary
- Complete hydro report
- Ensure that chart recorder is correct
- Make size changeovers
- Keep area clean and orderly
- Perform maintenance on machine
- Cross train to learn telesis operator and coater/drift operator
What You Bring
We’re looking for candidates who are sharp, safety-focused, and ready to roll up their sleeves:
- Ability to read, write, and speak English.
- Very good mechanical aptitude.
- Good math skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Must be able to work in team environment without supervision.
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
What You’ll Gain
- Get paid for what you know - and earn more as you learn more.
- Opportunities to work on cutting-edge equipment
- A culture that values your input and celebrates improvement
- Real growth potential in a stable, essential industry
And Benefits that Include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short/Long-Term Disability
- Profit Sharing: Up to 4%
- 401(k): Company match 4.5% with no vesting period
- Paid Parental Leave: For birthing and non-birthing parents, including adoptions
- Paid Holidays: 10 days, plus 1 personal floating holiday
- Paid Vacation Time
- Discretionary Performance-Based Bonus Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
Safety isn’t negotiable, it’s who we are. Every spark, every shift, and every decision is guided by a commitment that goes well beyond compliance. We don’t cut corners; we set the standard. That means clear expectations, continuous training, and shared accountability at every level. Protecting our people is more than a priority, it’s a promise we make to every colleague, every day.
SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Observe safety rules and wear required safety equipment while on the job.
- Follow at all times what is known to be a safe practice.
- Dirt, grease, oil and water present to some degree.
- Noise may at times be to a high degree.
- Work for extended periods of time in ambient temperature ranges from 0 to 120 degrees F.
- Duties performed in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to outside weather elements.
- May occasionally be required to perform duties in a confined space.
- Some exposure to vibrating tools.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Stand for extended periods of time
- Occasional Walking
- Reach with hands and arms
- Climb or balance
- Occasional Stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
- Talk and Hear
- Lift up to 50 pounds
- Close Vision
- Outdoor weather conditions
- Noise level - Very Loud